Action Photography Accelerator

Your teacher, Blake Pickup

The Accelerator is built on 13 years of shooting action sports and the awards that came with it.

Skater lit on the far lip of a concrete bowl at night — **Winner**Sony Alpha NZ/AU Awards, Sports

Two mountain bikers backflipping at McGazza Fest, framed by trees — **Finalist 2026**Sony Alpha NZ/AU Awards, Sports

Overhead view of a skater carving a bowl wall through smoke — **Semifinalist**Red Bull Illume

Skater upside down above a bowl with a crowd watching — **Semifinalist**World Sports Photography Awards

Low angle of a skater on a street bank — **Semifinalist**Red Bull Illume

Skater airing in a bowl ringed in yellow with a crowd around it — **Semifinalist**Red Bull Illume

You've put the hours in. Your best frames still feel like luck.

You come home, scroll through hundreds of photos and find two you like. You can't say why they worked, so you can't do it again. I was stuck there for years too.

What got me out wasn't a new camera or a new lens. It was learning the fundamentals of what makes a good photo. That's what raised my hit rate.

That's what this gives you. You stop guessing, your selects get better and you come home with photos you're proud of, because you know why they work and what to look for next time.

It's time to invest in yourself.

You're the one behind the camera. That matters more than any gear you'll ever buy.

I took the first camera I ever owned, a 17 year old Nikon D3000, out to prove a point to my students. This is what came back.

Two mountain bikers jumping overhead, shot from below through tall trees — **$150 fisheye**Nikon D3000, 17 years old

Snowboarder over a green rail against a blue sky — **$150 fisheye**Nikon D3000, 17 years old

Black and white snowboard backflip over a rock with a crowd watching — **Kit lens**Nikon D3000, 17 years old

What's inside

About three hours. Self paced. Yours for life.

BMX rider mid air with red markup showing where the eye is led

1. Fundamentals Masterclass

What makes a frame hit. Separation, contrast, light and composition.

Blake at his desk editing a snowboard photo in Lightroom

2. Editing Masterclass

My full Lightroom workflow, start to finish. RAW files included.

Blake crouched low with a camera as a BMX rider rolls toward a ledge

3. Field Practicals

Four real shoots across BMX, MTB, skate and snow. Every decision explained.

Less than a lens. More than a decade of lessons.

This is the first block of my $599 live program. Same fundamentals. You just work through it on your own time instead of on live calls.

The Action Photography Accelerator

Fundamentals Masterclass$79

Editing Masterclass$59

Field Practicals$89

Total value$227

Your price$97

Get the Accelerator

USD. Lifetime access. 30 day refund.

From my students

They went through these fundamentals inside my live program.

“I used to search for good shots in Lightroom afterwards. Now I arrive with confidence and leave every shoot with stronger frames.”

Luis Collado

@unitedfivemedia

“This completely changed how I approach a shoot. I'm thinking intentionally about light, angles, and positioning before I even raise the camera.”

Alex Gautier

@alexisxgautier

“It helped me plan better, think more creatively, and notice details I never considered before.”

Hannah Childress

Red Bull Rampage photographer

“After 10 years of shooting, this showed me a new way to see.”

Pietro Granati

@granati.pietro

BMX rider flipping over the Red Bull District Ride course — **Amanda Crow**@a_crow_photography

Wakeboarder spraying water under a lit canal bridge at night — **Carlos Faulquier**@captured_carlo

Black and white kitesurfer mid air above the water — **Hannah Childress**@childress_hannah

Skater on a ledge at night lit by flash with motion trails — **Riley King**@kingfocusphotos

Is this for you?

Yes, if

You know your camera and you're sick of your photos looking like everyone else's. Two years in or ten. If you're newer but you know your settings, it'll set you up with the right habits from day one.

The practicals are BMX, MTB, skate and snow, but the fundamentals work for any sport.

No, if

You don't know your camera settings yet. This doesn't teach aperture, shutter speed or ISO. Learn those first, then come back.

And if you want me looking at your work and giving you feedback, that's what the live program is for.

Take it out on a shoot first.

If it doesn't change how you shoot, email me at blakepickup@pickup-media.com within 30 days and I'll refund you. No questions.

Blake

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Get the Accelerator for $97 USD

Lifetime access. 30 day refund.

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